Indie filmmaker Matthew C. Dumond gave Fango some details and exclusive scene shots (see ’em below) from his writing/directing debut THE ID PROXY. “It’s a combo of an intense thriller with some slasher scares,” Dumond tells us.
Rick Dumont (“Though our names are very similar, he is of no relation to me,” the filmmaker notes) stars as Will, a borderline psychotic who goes over the edge and embarks on a delusion-fueled murder spree. The principal victims are a group of campers who have the bad luck to wind up in his path. “They’re killed off one by one in various horrifying ways as Will delves further into the evils hidden deep within his subconscious,” Dumond says. “The film illustrates the terrifying path of a truly deranged mind gone astray, focusing on a man who has lost all perception of reality and the division between right or wrong, left only to be a slave to the primal impulses and demands of the rage inside him.” The cast also includes Jim Baker, Rebecca Howland, Lauralee Ellis, Edward Payson, Eric Sansouci, Evalena Marie and Jack Ordway.
“I was inspired to make the movie by the work of my father, Robert Dumond, a very well-known criminal and correctional psychologist,” he continues. “I have always been fascinated by the psychotic mind and what it manifests.” To put THE ID PROXY on screen, Dumond teamed with several fellow New England actors/stuntmen, including Baker, Ordway and Shawn Doherty, who produced the movie with Payson and Peter Barbush; Dumond and Doherty most recently doubled Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprio respectively in Martin Scorsese’s new film SHUTTER ISLAND. “Principal photography took place this past summer over the course of 14 days,” the writer/director says. “It was filmed entirely in the state of New Hampshire with an cast of New England residents.”
One of them came to his key role in a rather unusual way. “Rick actually wrote an article about the movie for a local newspaper a few weeks before we started shooting,” Dumond reveals, “and Jim Baker and I were impressed by his demeanor. At the end of the interview, he expressed an interest in possibly acting in any future productions we might have. Then, a few days before shooting, the original actor slated to play Will dropped out; we contacted Rick and proposed that he take the part, and he accepted. He was perfectly suited for the role; he had the right look and essence.”
Dumond sings similar praises of the entire ensemble, and is grateful for everyone who contributed to what he describes as a “grueling” shoot. “We worked with a bare-bones crew of people of great drive and professionalism, operating in several jobs,” he recalls. “The film has a lot of heart and soul in it, and the spirit and drive of the actors and crew shine through.”
The filmmaker plans to give THE ID PROXY a small regional Northeast theatrical run early next year, prior to sending it out on the festival circuit and then to DVD. You can see the trailer (with a bit of non-work-safe language) below the pics and check out THE ID PROXY’s MySpace page here.
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